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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 2,724 residents

How much does Barcelonnette spend?

Mayor: Yvan Bouguyon since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

5.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−20.8 % vs 2023 · +5.9 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

2,147 € per inhabitant · 8 M€ collected · balance +2.2 M€
−20.8 % vs 2023 · +5.9 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending5.8 M€

Revenue8 M€

Property tax in Barcelonnette

43.73%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Barcelonnette collected 2.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.3M€

invested in 2024 · €469 per inhabitant

Of which 369 k€ of equipment. That is −58.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.6 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.5M€
Subventions d'investissement621k€
Emprunts et dettes522k€
What is built or repaid1.3 M€
Emprunts et dettes966k€
Dépenses d'équipement369k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

2,170

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −9.4 % per inhabitant since 2018

Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.

What the town buys

275k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 3 contracts

Top supplier: Societe Routiere du Midi, 122 k€, travaux de réfection de la chaussée - chemin du gaudissard

Marchés de plus de 40 000 € HT déclarés à la notification (DECP) : montants des contrats, pas les paiements. Les plus petits marchés ne sont pas publiés ; les montants manifestement erronés sont écartés. Years published by the town: 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Barcelonnette versus Peyruis
BarcelonnettePeyruis
Local taxes
933 · 715per inhabitant
Debt
2,170 · 356per inhabitant
Gross savings
361 · 131per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.73 % · 47.2 % in 2025

The full comparison

Per inhabitant, 2024 accounts, OFGL. Towns of the same département, by size. A town above or below is not better or worse run. Property-tax rate: municipal share only, excluding the inter-municipal body and additional levies, source REI DGFiP.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method